The History of Gugudan: Where Are They Now?

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not the biggest fan of gugudan but I felt like the group could have made it bigger domestically and internationally if only jellyfish knew how to manage them properly. all the girls are great singers in their own right. I'm glad all the girls are just doing fine and have found success individually.

[@danielxrdc]

Agree, I think they had members with so much talent but needed to focus on managing them better so they could have more opportunities to showcase their talents, unfortunately the pandemic played a factor in their decision to disband them

[@Chideera]

Gugudan, my girls I miss them sooo much 😭😭😭💕 I wished Jellyfish wouldn't have given up so soon on them, they had amazing music & so much potential 💕 I will forever be their fan!💕

[@danielxrdc]

I miss them too! It's really weird how they just gave up on them, if they had more comebacks their fanbase would've grown in my opinion. It's sad to see how the members' talents were being wasted.

[@sortofkindaabug4125]

gugudan is my favorite girl group, it's sad for me bc i couldn't be with them for that long (i found out about them a little after act.3) but they're all amazing and talented women and they deserve all the support in the world!! i like xiening's work with bonbon girls a lot since she didn't have that much opportunity to show her talent and skills while in gugudan. thank you so much for making this ♡♡♡

[@danielxrdc]

Thank you for watching! I also think I started becoming a fan pretty late, because I was only a casual listener up until act 4 when I started gaining a lot of interest in them. I was happy to see Xiening showcase her talents on Produce Camp and in bonbon girls because I could see that she really didn't want to give up on her dreams and it was amazing to see her accomplishments on the show and in the group. I've been happy to see the members still working in the entertainment industry in some capacity after disbandment.

[@Kate-uj3ce]

Ah this Sejeongs letter part made me cry, I miss them! Thank you for a great video!

[@danielxrdc]

Thank you for watching! While it was a long read it was pretty emotional to read sejeongs letter, it felt like she had a lot of thoughts going through her head while writing it.

[@hungryfishie_]

their songs were actual bops so its sad to see them go. up to this day I still listen to their songs.

[@danielxrdc]

I still listen to their songs to this day too, such a good discography

[@Wintersoldier73]

I discovered Sejeong through I.O.I then saw her with Gu9udan. I loved Gu9udan & the Semina sub-unit. I've continued to follow Sejeong through her dramas & solo work. But that entire group was amazingly talented. My favorite Gu9udan song is Pastel Sweater, an amazing track.

[@danielxrdc]

Gugudan’s talents were amazing, I loved watching their a cappella covers! I wish Sejeong releases more solo albums because I loved Plant and Warning. Thank you for sharing and for watching!

[@Wintersoldier73]

@danielxrdc I love Sejeong, tho I think she will continue to do a lot more OST work. I wish nothing but happiness and success for her, she is a kind person, truly genuine & deserves the best. Now Subscribed.

[@tofuffles]

so happy to see a video about gugudan, makes me miss them even more! all the girls deserved better. I hope they will all succeed in their respective paths.

[@danielxrdc]

Thank you! I was always wondering what the members were up to after disbandment and researching for the video made me happy to still see the members pursuing activities in the entertainment industry.

[@kure_bj8731]

Thank you for making this video! I was looking everywhere for info about the members and your video came at the perfect time✨

[@danielxrdc]

Thank you for watching! I did want to know what the members were doing today and I was glad to see that all the members are currently working toward their careers in the entertainment industry

[@gwenmloveskpopandmore]

Thank u so much for making this!! It’s nice to see another person doing a vid on them!!

[@danielxrdc]

Thank you for watching, I appreciate it!

[@gwenmloveskpopandmore]

@@danielxrdc ur welcome ❤️

[@grimshock8117]

great video!

[@danielxrdc]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@nastha7711]

i miss them so much 😭😭😭😭😭

[@danielxrdc]

Me too, I saw a tiktok where sejeong went to perform at USC and someone mentioned a gugudan song to her and she was actually shocked someone knew the group and thanked them for mentioning it. I would've cried!! I'm happy to see the members doing their own activities now. Thanks for watching!

[@nastha7711]

@@danielxrdc this was a very good video!! i havent watched it through yet but its so good. great job :)

[@jessnalulila5552]

Honestly the company was too quick with the debut, removing Sejeong and Mina during IOI comeback was a bad idea.

[@choii.t]

My 9 mermaid 🤍🫶🏻🫶🏻 #gugudan

[@alexandramonetlo]

Love these types of videos

[@danielxrdc]

Thank you very much! This one took wayyyy longer than expected because of personal circumstances but I’m glad it turned out well!

[@imtherealone.6268]

I really liked the song "not that type"

[@jamesmac62]

Of all the groups that have disbanded, Gugudan and Pristin were the two that hurt the most. I still listen to their music often. Both groups deserved better, their companies gave up on them too soon.

[@danielxrdc]

Exactly. They didn’t even last the normal 7 years like most groups. It was especially weird seeing pristin disband after only 2 years

[@meldy3110]

this was do well done!!!

[@danielxrdc]

Thank you for watching! I had a lot of problems editing this so I appreciate that

[@ozzie3126]

Great video! Would love a deep dive about Loona, especially in the light of recent controversies

[@danielxrdc]

Thank you for watching! I am not the biggest loona fan but have been following them and been a casual listener since predebut. I have been watching a lot of videos detailing what has been going on so I was thinking of waiting before considering making my own video on it. Thank you for the recommendation, I think I have another group I want to cover beforehand since big news dropped about them recently.

[@frankverisco4722]

The group failed cuz they had one of the best rappers out there MINA and didnt have one song that featured her skills. They had 2 members from IOI, Sejeong and Mina and didnt do a subunit with them? Bad management is what killed this group.

[@danielxrdc]

I do wish that Jellyfish did give Mina more of an opportunity to showcase her rapping since she did train years for it. Also, Sejeong and Mina were in a subunit with Nayoung, gugudan SeMiNa. When this subunit debuted, I remember hearing some people theorize that Jellyfish was potentially only going to debut the three of them as a trio instead of a 9 member group since they didn't really showcase the other members before debut and the public only knew of them three from Produce 101. Fortunately Mina was able to participate in writing some of the lyrics for SeMiNa, possibly her rap sections. I hoped they would give her more opportunities to contribute with writing in group comebacks as well. If you were mentioning a subunit as in a duo with only Sejeong and Mina, in my opinion I don't know how that would do because they might have received some backlash for it since it might show that the company would only care about Sejeong and Mina and promote them instead of the whole group (even though they did kind of do that but with acting). Pre gugudan I could see the duo as a possibility. It probably made more sense to have a subunit like SeMiNa since it came with the Produce nostalgia. As for why they disbanded, I believe several factors come into play here. The pandemic, for one, but it seemed like since before then, after Not That Type era, Jellyfish didn't do a lot to promote the group or give them comebacks, it seemed like they just gave up on them (which we can see with them telling the members to leave their dorms and telling Sally to just go back home to China and not come back). Bad management indeed, in my opinion after researching this.

[@frankverisco4722]

I meant a sub unit of just Mina and Sejeong since Sejeong did solo activities I dont see what the big deal would of been. Sejeong was more popular than the group with her acting and solo stuff.

[@fwailu7322]

​@@danielxrdc i'm not a fan but i do believe it's the bad management fault. I mean just look, they're really talented, their vocals is no joke

[@Y-q4tz]

Many members have youtube account but mimi delete many videos

[@Y-q4tz]

There is much more than this, but real serious fans know this and unfortunately the number of people who realize this is very, very few. The fanatics are in the minority, so there were moments when we could not defend them. please support members

[@toyland12]

I really appreciate the Weki Meki footage, though I'm not sure what it's doing here.

[@danielxrdc]

I was having a bit of a hard time finding unique gugudan fancam videos I can use (that allowed for reposting and reuploading, since a lot I found had instructions to not reupload or repost regardless of crediting them) for gugudan and for intros and outros where I don’t really talk about the groups it helps so I can save the fancam videos I found for the actual video when I talk about them. Hope this makes sense

[@hetabee]

Please do a video about PRISTIN specifically 😭💖

[@danielxrdc]

Hi and thanks for watching! I actually did a video that covers the history of pristin, it’s my history of hinapia video. I go into the history of pristin beginning with produce 101.

[@rioalfaridzi3677]

i really hate jellyfish 😡😭😭

[@evenmykidneyspounding]

nice vid!! i hope u become a bigger channel :)

[@danielxrdc]

PLEASE?? this made me tear up thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the vid, just wanted to make sure people could find ways to still interact with the members since they're still doing activities